Assoc. Prof. Branka Šakić Bobić, PhD
Associate Professor
Division for Agroeconomy and Informatics
Department of Management and Rural Entrepreneurship
Office location: 5th pavilion, 2nd floor, room 44
Phone: +385 1 239 3763
Email: bsakic ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: croatian, english
Academic qualifications
- 2011 - 2013: univ.spec. MBA agr.
Final thesis title: Marketing plan for malt production of company Slavonija slad Ltd. Nova Gradiška
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture - 2008 - 2013: Ph.D
Doctoral thesis title: The business decision-making model in the cow-calf production system according to the cost analysis
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture - 1996 - 2004: dipl.ing. of agriculture, agecon
Final thesis title: Implementing new sauerkraut brand in the Zagreb market
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Employment and work experience
- 2004 - : University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
2004-2016: Assistant
2016-2021: Assistant Professor
2021-today: Associate Professor
Teaching
- Projektni menadžment i projekti u agrobiznisu (87428)
- Studiji slučaja u agrobiznisu (26453)
- Upravljanje troškovima u agrobiznisu (87427)
- Osnove troškova i kalkulacija u poljoprivredi (26368)
- Osnove agroekonomike (98092)
- Računovodstvo u poljoprivredi (98089)
- Uvod u mikroekonomiju (169199)
- Agroekonomika u zaštiti bilja (169247)
- Agroekonomika u animalnoj proizvodnji (169217)
- Ekonomika nabave i korištenja poljoprivredne tehnike (185451)
- Osnove bioekonomije (197992)
- Projektni menadžment energetskih kultura i gospodarenja otpadom u poljoprivredi (198013)
- Financijski menadžment (201090)
- Teorija troškova (173849)
- Izrada i prezentacija specijalističkog rada (246707)
- Mikroekonomika mediteranske poljoprivrede (228262)
- Poduzetnički projekti u mediteranskoj poljoprivredi (228322)
- Financial management in agribusiness (152076)
- Project Management and Projects at Agribusiness (152077)
Teaching outside the AGR
- Sustainable development
University of Zagreb, Interdisciplinary postgraduate university study Preparation and implementation of EU projects
Research interests
- Project and financial management
- Finances and investments in agriculture
- Costs and cost calculation
- Farm Management
- Bioeconomy
Training and research experience
- 2023/11/16 - 2023/11/17: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
Workshop on Academic Writing and Publishing: Tools and Tips - 2023/04/26 - 2023/04/26: Online (teaching)
ICA-Edu Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education Workshop - 2022/07/18 - 2022/07/20: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
Summer School on Choice Experiments – Basic Concepts - 2022/07/14 - 2022/07/15: Online (mixed)
Horizon Europe, Proposal Writing and Project Management - 2022/03/15 - 2022/03/15: Online (teaching)
Paving the way towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education Workshop - 2021/11/02 - 2021/11/05: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
Autumn school on experimental economics methods for preference elicitation - 2021/10/19 - 2021/10/21: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
Hands-on workshop on statistical tools in social and economic sciences applied to agriculture, food and the environment - 2021/05/26 - 2021/05/28: Online (teaching)
ICA-Edu Colloquium 2021 - 2021/02/12 - 2022/07/14: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (teaching)
Professional training seminar Active learning and critical thinking in higher education teaching - 2020/11/05 - 2020/12/17: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
Fundamentals of R (for statistical computing) course - 2020/07/09 - 2020/07/09: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (teaching)
Planning, monitoring and evaluation of learning outcomes during professional practice - 2020/05/27 - 2020/05/29: Copenhagen University, Denmark (teaching)
ICA-Edu Colloquium 2020 - 2019/08/28 - 2019/09/17: Foreign Economic Cooperation Center, China (expert)
Seminar for Croatian experts in the field of agriculture in the People's Republic of China - 2019/05/30 - 2019/05/30: Hotel Panorama, Zagreb (teaching)
Workshop for higher education teachers on the competence approach to study program planning - 2019/05/15 - 2019/05/16: Leuven Institute for Irelan in Europe, Belgium (teaching)
ICA-Edu Colloquium 2019
Projects
scientific
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procjena konzervacijske obrade tla kao napredne metode uzgoja usjeva i prevencije degradacije tla | Croatian science foundation | 2020/12/22 - 2024/12/21 | partner |
| Subsector analyses of Croatian Agriculture | World bank, Svjetska banka | 2019/09/12 - 2020/06/30 | coordinator |
| Poduzetnički model ocjene konkurentnosti obiteljskih gospodarstava | Other | 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | coordinator |
| Uporaba višekriterijske analize u poslovnom odlučivanju obiteljskog gospodarstva | MZOS | 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | coordinator |
expert
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaprjeđenje dohotka pčelara Gacke biotehničkom zaštitom i proizvodnjom meda gorske livade | VIP - Vijeće za istraživanja u poljoprivredi | 2012/11/13 - 2014/11/13 | coordinator |
development
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boosting Excellence in Experimental Research for Agri-Food Economics and Management | Horizon 2020 | 2020/10/01 - 2023/09/30 | coordinator |
teaching
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unapređenje stručne prakse na preddiplomskim i diplomskim studijima Agronomskog fakulteta | Europski socijalni fond | 2020/03/09 - 2023/03/09 | coordinator |
| INnovative educaTion foR sustaInable eNtrepreneurShip In Life sCiences | Erasmus+ | 2018/09/01 - 2021/08/31 | partner |
| Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Agriculture in Alps-Adriatic Region | EU programi | 2013/12/01 - 2016/11/30 | coordinator |
| Unaprjeđenje kvalitete i primjena HKO u preddiplomskim sveučilišnim studijima poljoprivrede | EU programi | 2015/05/01 - 2016/07/01 | partner |
university support
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strukturna obilježja poslovanja poljoprivrednih gospodarstava u Hrvatskoj | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
| Uspješnost poslovnih subjekata u agrobiznisu s obzirom na lokaciju, veličinu i tip proizvodnje | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
- Očić, V.; Pavlak, K.; Voća, N.; Šakić Bobić, B. (2023): Case study: Profitability of investment in a small capacity solar power plant // Agroeconomia Croatica, 13 (1); 14-23
- Očić, V.; Šakić Bobić, B.; Grgić, Z. (2023): Economic analysis of specialized dairy farms in Croatia according to FADN // Mljekarstvo, 73 (1); 50-58
- Rendulić Jelušić, I.; Šakić Bobić, B.; Grgić, Z.; Žiković, S.; Osrečak, M.; Puhelek, I.; Anić, M.; Karoglan, M. (2022): Grape Quality Zoning and Selective Harvesting in Small Vineyards—To Adopt or Not to Adopt // Agriculture, 12 (6), 852; 1-22
- Maksimović, A.; Puška, A.; Šakić Bobić, B.; Grgić, Z. (2021): A decision support model for plum cultivar selection based on fuzzy logic // Journal of Central European Agriculture 22 (2); 450-461
- Hadelan, L.; Šakić Bobić, B.; Mikuš, O.; Zrakić Sušac, M. (2019): The connection between the diversification of agricultural farms and socioeconomic indicators // Ekonomska misao i praksa: časopis Sveučilista u Dubrovniku 2; 69-85
- Bavrka, I.; Šakić Bobić, B.; Hadelan, L.; Jukić, Ž.; Matković, A. (2019): Formation of the cost price of crop residues // Journal of central European agriculture, 20 (1); 542-555
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/262841?w_mentor=1
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=UCwHd1kAAAAJ&hl=hr
Other professional activities
- 2017 - : University of Zagreb
Member of the Council of the Biotechnical field at University of Zagreb - 2017 - : Faculty of Agriculture
Member of the Faculty Council at University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture - 2016 - : Journal of Central European agriculture (JCEA)
Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Central European agriculture - 2004 - : Croatian Agroeconomic Society (HAED)
Member of the Croatian Agroeconomic Society - 2020 - : Croatian Chamber of Agriculture
Member of the Committee on Rural Development and Technological Innovation